1928  1932 Presidential Election Returns  1936

President Herbert Hoover had been elected in 1928 on the promise of expanding economic prosperity in the United States. The Great Depression had ruined that promise and the dreams of many Americans. The Republicans believed that the policies of Hoover would alleviate the Depression, but it had not worked. President Hoover was renominated by the Republican Party, as they did not want to admit that Hoover had anything to do with the Depression. He also was not ready to defend his own record of governance. New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a New Deal for Americans that would help to aid economic recovery. He chose Southerner and House Speaker John Garner as his running mate and the Democratic Party nominated and rallied around Roosevelt. Despite being in a wheelchair due to childhood Polio, Roosevelt ran an energetic campaign. Hoover did not have the support of many Republicans, some of which even expressed support for Roosevelt. Hoover argued that government intervention would make the depression worse. But Hoover was defeated in a landslide. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Garner 22,821,513 57 472 Hoover/Curtis* 15,761,532 40 59 Thomas/Maurer 884,885 2 0 Foster/Ford 103,307 0 0 Upshaw/Regan 81,905 0 0 Harvey/Hemenway 53,425 0 0 Reynolds/Aiken 34,038 0 0 Coxey/Reiter 7,431 0 0 All Other Candidates 4,376 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 34,675 14 0 Roosevelt/Garner 207,910 85 11 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 36,104 31 0 Roosevelt/Garner 79,264 67 3 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 28,467 13 0 Roosevelt/Garner 189,602 86 9 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 847,902 37 0 Roosevelt/Garner 1,324,157 58 22 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 189,617 41 0 Roosevelt/Garner 250,877 55 6 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 288,420 49 8 Roosevelt/Garner 281,632 47 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 57,073 51 3 Roosevelt/Garner 54,319 48 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 69,170 25 0 Roosevelt/Garner 206,307 75 7 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 19,863 8 0 Roosevelt/Garner 234,118 92 12 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 71,417 38 0 Roosevelt/Garner 109,479 59 4 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 1,432,756 42 0 Roosevelt/Garner 1,882,304 55 29 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 677,184 42 0 Roosevelt/Garner 862,054 55 14 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 414,433 40 0 Roosevelt/Garner 598,019 58 11 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 349,498 44 0 Roosevelt/Garner 424,204 54 9 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 394,716 40 0 Roosevelt/Garner 580,574 59 11 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 18,853 7 0 Roosevelt/Garner 249,418 93 10 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 166,631 56 5 Roosevelt/Garner 128,907 43 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 184,184 36 0 Roosevelt/Garner 314,314 62 8 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 736,959 47 0 Roosevelt/Garner 800,148 51 17 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 739,894 44 0 Roosevelt/Garner 871,700 52 19 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 363,959 36 0 Roosevelt/Garner 600,806 60 11 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 5,180 4 0 Roosevelt/Garner 140,168 96 9 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 564,713 35 0 Roosevelt/Garner 1,025,406 64 15 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 78,078 36 0 Roosevelt/Garner 127,286 59 4 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 201,177 35 0 Roosevelt/Garner 359,082 63 7 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 12,674 31 0 Roosevelt/Garner 28,756 69 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 103,629 50 4 Roosevelt/Garner 100,680 49 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 775,406 48 0 Roosevelt/Garner 806,394 49 16 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 54,217 36 0 Roosevelt/Garner 95,089 63 3 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 1,937,963 41 0 Roosevelt/Garner 2,534,959 54 47 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 208,344 29 0 Roosevelt/Garner 497,566 70 13 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 71,772 28 0 Roosevelt/Garner 178,350 70 4 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 1,227,319 47 0 Roosevelt/Garner 1,301,695 50 26 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 188,165 27 0 Roosevelt/Garner 516,468 73 11 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 136,019 37 0 Roosevelt/Garner 213,871 58 5 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 1,453,540 51 36 Roosevelt/Garner 1,295,948 45 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 115,266 43 0 Roosevelt/Garner 146,604 55 4 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 1,978 2 0 Roosevelt/Garner 102,347 98 8 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 99,212 34 0 Roosevelt/Garner 183,515 64 4 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 126,752 32 0 Roosevelt/Garner 259,473 66 11 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 97,959 11 0 Roosevelt/Garner 760,348 88 23 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 64,555 30 0 Roosevelt/Garner* 150,246 69 4 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 78,984 58 3 Roosevelt/Garner 56,266 41 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 89,637 30 0 Roosevelt/Garner 203,979 68 11 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 208,645 34 0 Roosevelt/Garner 353,260 57 8 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 330,731 44 0 Roosevelt/Garner 405,124 54 8 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 347,741 31 0 Roosevelt/Garner 707,410 63 12 Thomas/Maurer 53,379 5 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hoover/Curtis* 39,583 41 0 Roosevelt/Garner 54,370 56 3 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Other Socialist Prohibition Communist Socialist Labor Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party